Thermostatic valve



w. w. MORGAN. I THERMOSTATIC VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-29,1916.-

1 ,308,856. Patented July 8, 1919.

1-H: COLUMBIA PMKOGRAPH 00., WASHINGroN, D. C.

' sylvania, useful Thermostatic Valve, of which the following is a specification. 7

UNTTED STATES OFFICE.

WILLIAM wmr Monsnn, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

THERMOSTATIC VALVE.

To'aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it, known that I, WILLIAM WINr M01:-

GAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1634 S. Broad street, Philadelphia, inthccounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennhave invented a certain new and The purpose of my invention is to provide a thermostatic valve suitable for radiator use, in which the valve presents new faces from time to time to the seat. 7

Afurther purpose of my invention is to provide an oscillatory or rotatable valve for the engagement with the seat in a thermostatic valve.

A further purpose of inventionis to eliminate or reduce the friction offthe valve member'and valve guldexj 1 Further purposesof my invention'aref. to

suspend a valve, pressing it to its vseat-biy 'an independent thermostatic member, totfacilitate adjustment of the suspended-valve, to

' control the ultimate pressure of the valve againstits seat by adjusting the mediumof engagement between the thermostatic meml ber and the valve'and to relieve the presi sure of thethermostatic member by inserting a separate spring portion, particularly fication and claims hereof. p

' In the drawings I have illustrated but a few of the. forms in which my invention useful in connection with a Bourdon tube. Further purposes will appear in may be used, selecting a numbenwhich, are

vpractical, efiicient, relatively inexpensive the principles of my invention.

tion.

1 22.'of the structure seen in Flg. 1.

, Fig. 3 is a transverse section ofa second form of my invention.

Fig. 4 1s a fragmentary, vertlcal, central f sectionof Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the valve element It and its suspension as used i i-Figs. 3",and 4.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are side elevations, Fig.

being partly broken, showing other forms of thermostatic element;

axis of Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the form of' ball valve suspension;

spring in'Fig. 8.

the specithe valve seat, showing a modified.

' 1 ofthe 112.1

7 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July. 8, 1919. V Application filed April 29, 1916. Serial No. 94,295.

In the drawings, similar numerals inclicate like parts.

My valve is-intended for general use, but

will find its greatest utility at thep-resent timein return'control from, any heating units. 7

The body 1 is closedatthe top by a cap 2 and is provided with an external threaded connection 3 foratta'chmentto' the radiator tending to confine myselfto these alone In Fig. 1, I'have "shown a'Bourdon tube 6. and in Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown. bi-

metallic members' 9,*1 0, 9', 10'." Boththe Bourdon tube and, the; bi-metallic .members" arebroadly old and are not intended 'to'be' specifically covered byme except in so far as they form combinations with the remainder of the mechanism, including" that with the The terminals ll 12 of the tube 6 are,

is. usual, sealed into the tube sons to confine the liquid 13 securely therein. The

terminal 11 need not perform directing functions, where the other end of the-thermostatic valve is t'oj'be guided, and 'hence may even be circular in cross 'section,"as at 14, fitting into a socket 15,.1within a lug 16,

secured upon the in ide of the body. of'the valve. 7

The terminal 12 is",providedjwith a de pending tongue 17 within which issecured andwhich at the same time well illustrate a transversely directed threaded stem 18, if

1 adjustable by nuts 19. One end of the stem 18 carries a cup 20 by which ball valve 21 is pressed towardan'dultimately against the valve seat 5vwith expansion of the tube. The cup is preferably somewhat larger than the ball. The ball is rotatablysupported upon a hanger 22 of wire or other suitable resilient material headed at 23 and normally holding the ball away fromits seat.

' V Atits upper end, suspension22 is supported from a lug 24 secured to the interior of-the body of the valve and is adjustable as to height within this lugby nuts25. W'here it is desirable to pass the suspension through the lug,'as at '26, comparat vely close to the body of the casing, preferto' offset the suspension, as at 27, m. which case pressure toward the will swiagit I slightly downwardly, requiring initial adjustment of the ball very slightly above the axis of the valve seat. 7

Because of the resilient engagement of the ball with the cup, there will be very little tendency of the tube 6 to swing about "the terminal 11, even though the character of the cross section of this terminalor'o'f its fit in the socket 15 permit this. As an addl- I find hat the normal resilient engagement of the -ball withthe cup in the contracted" position of the tube will not. require further movementlof the 'ball awayg from the valve seatthan is desirableto allow-free passage of fiuichthrough thevalve' I In operation thethenmostatic element begins to expandassoon. as its temperature is 'seat within lug 16. I

function of preventing excessive lateral raised. by the fluid- ?This cause s the cup which forms the. p resser face to 9 force ",the ball valve against the valve seat and the ultimate extent of thisj-pressure is adjustable by adjustmentof stem 18 in tonguel'l'. The ball isfree to turn upon averti'call'a'xis and will be, likely' to turn from time' to time because of'the flow offluid through the valve, even 'ifthe surface of 'theballbefentirely uniform. v v V Y The slightest lack of uniformityof'wear or injury to the ball about its surface of engagement with the-valve seat'will roughen the surface of the ball sufficiently to cause the flow offiuid to turn theball immediately, presentingsuccessive new surfaces of the ball for engagement with the seat.

In Figs. 3,'l and 5,, the'tubefi is anchored against swinging within "the body of the valve by having its terminal '11 provided with a strip of're'ctangular cross'section 14E engaging in a correspondingrectangular This "performs the movement of the thermostatic element which is performed by the. yoke; arms 28,- and 29 in my preferred form. In this form, I'screw the stem 18 into the tongue 17 and lock in adjusted'position by nut 19. The stem 18' I here carries 'a member 20 of'disk form which presses againstthe ball 21 and forces the ball against the "valve seat.

The suspensipn of the ball is here varied, in that it IScgIVQII "anaxis atright angles 'to the axis of the-ball of ny preferred form, being supported upon a pin 30, horizontal of Bour don. tube. V l relieved from excessive strain in a gdlrection 1transverse to the U, after the valve. has.

, 37 --rever se;ly turne additional length-,- and secured to the ter- .mlllithlldtt. one end and strip .14 atthe v other.. This ;form.reduces..the expense of inthe view, within the yoke 31 of a depending spring strip 32 and this strip is held in adjusted position within a lug 24E by screw-33. s

The operation in this form is closely similar to that in the first form. The ball is free to turn, but in a different direction.

Thereason for its turning will be substantially the same. as in the other form.

In the "form shown in Fig. 9, an effect of suspension similar to that of Figs. 35 is obtained by mounting the ball rotatably upon a horizontal .rod 80 whichis out of line'with the axis of the valve seat and is intended tobe much'longer thanthe ball to allowthe ball-t0 be pressed againstthe valve seat without [excessively bending the wire of the rod. At opposite ends it is sup- ,ported in f openings within lugs Y 36. The

openings have plenty of room in ahorizontal planeto allow for insertion of the rod at an angle and bending of the rod but hold the ballup substantially to the'axis of the valve seat vertically. A cup, similar to that of; Fig. 1, is pref'erably here used to keep the ball opposite the seat.

In-orderto indicatethatmy'invention is not restrictedsto any one form of'thermostatic operation,7-I have illustrated other for-ms andyprinciplesof thermal elements in Figs; 6, 7+and In Fig 6, a bi-metallic gele'ment isshown. yItisprovided with one terminal corresponding'to that at-the right inQFig. 3 andthe other terminal corresponding-to that at the left in Fig. 1.

,InFig. 7, I have sho'wn the bi-metallic element as --serpentine and without terminals. -In Fig. 8,11 :llZLVGiShOWlLfl different shape 6,,in which the tube 'is reached its closed position'hy aflat spring c togive the benefit of manufacture of theYBourdon tube as it'need not be tempered WithIquite. the same care and less care isvrequired to determine the total expansion of the tube.

It will be evident that the positioning of the relatively free end of the thermal-element by the cup and ball will normally relieve against even such slight friction of the sides of the thermal element against the inside of'the yoke asmight otherwisebe present during the operation of the element. Having -.thusdescribed-my invention, what I claim as'new and desire to. secure by Letters Patent is i '1. Inf-a thermostatic valve, a valve body provided-With an inlet about which is formed a valve-seat a ball, a -depending resilient support for the "ball, normally ho'ldinv .it away fI'OlXlthWSGELt and upon which theh 11 is capable of turning, a thermal member and a terminal for the thermal member adapted to engage the ball and force it against the seat.

2. In a thermostatic valve, a valve body provided with an inlet about which is formed a valve seat, a ball in front of the seat, a depending resilient support for the ball about which it is capable of turning, means for adjusting the height of the support and thermally-actuated means for pressing the ball against'the seat.

3. In a thermostatic valve, a valve body provided with an inlet about which is formed a valve seat, a ball in front-of the seat, a resilient support for the ball normally holding it away from the seat, a thermal element secured with respect to the body at one end so as to be capable of movement about that end and a cupped terminal for the Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the other end of the thermal element engaging the ball and positioned laterally by said engagement.

4. In a thermostatic valve, a valve body provided with an inlet about which is formed a valve seat, a ball in front of the seat, a depending resilient support for the ball normally holding it away from the seat, a thermostatic element secured with respect to the body at one end so as to be free to swing about that end, a cupped terminal for the other end of the thermal element engaging the ball and positioned laterally -by said engagement and a yoke limiting against excessive lateral movement of the relatively free end of the thermal element.

WILLIAM WINT MORGAN.

Witnesses:

JMLUTHERIA KAUFFMAN, WM. STEELL JAoKsoN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

